diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-byok-ollama-test.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-byok-ollama-test.lock.yml
index 1d374af4286..cff23abc75d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-byok-ollama-test.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-byok-ollama-test.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"64d2dcc9f6bf96b9f2d5081eb84830e5d81e0c209e769695dcaafe2a54f7168b","body_hash":"7c7b234961c0c44459395782b556d9bcb9b9cb767b0e28ff7504d1d96db7d794","strict":true,"engine_base_url_customized":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.80"}}
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 # This file was automatically generated by gh-aw. DO NOT EDIT. To debug this workflow, load the skill at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/main/debug.md
 #
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-byok-ollama-test.md b/.github/workflows/daily-byok-ollama-test.md
index c404d636902..d19b3b2947a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-byok-ollama-test.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-byok-ollama-test.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ steps:
     env:
       OLLAMA_HOST: "0.0.0.0:11434"
       OLLAMA_LOG: "/tmp/gh-aw/ollama-serve.log"
+    # runner-guard:ignore RGS-012 -- loopback-only readiness probes to the Ollama service started in this step; no secrets are sent.
     run: |
       sudo systemctl stop ollama 2>/dev/null || true
       sleep 2
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ steps:
     env:
       OLLAMA_MODEL: "qwen2.5:0.5b"
       OLLAMA_LOG: "/tmp/gh-aw/ollama-serve.log"
+    # runner-guard:ignore RGS-012 -- loopback-only model warm-up request to the local Ollama service.
     run: |
       # Force Ollama to load the model into memory before the agent runs.
       # A cold model (not yet loaded) can cause the OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ steps:
   - name: Verify Ollama BYOK readiness
     env:
       OLLAMA_MODEL: "qwen2.5:0.5b"
+    # runner-guard:ignore RGS-012 -- loopback-only readiness probe for the local Ollama service; no secrets are sent.
     run: |
       echo "Checking Ollama model availability..."
       if ! ollama list | grep -Fq "$OLLAMA_MODEL"; then
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ steps:
   - name: Test Ollama chat completions outside AWF
     env:
       OLLAMA_MODEL: "qwen2.5:0.5b"
+    # runner-guard:ignore RGS-012 -- loopback-only inference request to the local Ollama service.
     run: |
       RESPONSE_FILE=/tmp/gh-aw/ollama-chat-response.json
       # runner-guard:ignore RGS-012 -- loopback-only inference request to the local Ollama service.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-model-inventory.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-model-inventory.lock.yml
index 66eef1fe1e9..eed3c526459 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-model-inventory.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-model-inventory.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"7aab9885760a7faae8eea3667c8a86e939907224e8948442d21015f15634346a","body_hash":"1021d8e5f0f5f45cff34282cb573c3f40cf95f80095d978746133ca19d7fd36e","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.80","copilot-sdk":"1.0.11"}}
+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"4651829476efa56dd2cf596e9145337c104ef6e81ca378cffe7ea9ad163dfbc3","body_hash":"1021d8e5f0f5f45cff34282cb573c3f40cf95f80095d978746133ca19d7fd36e","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.80","copilot-sdk":"1.0.11"}}
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 # This file was automatically generated by gh-aw. DO NOT EDIT. To debug this workflow, load the skill at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/main/debug.md
 #
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-model-inventory.md b/.github/workflows/daily-model-inventory.md
index 0d9fbfdeb21..834d0d4dc8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-model-inventory.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-model-inventory.md
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ steps:
 
   - name: Predownload models.dev API index
     shell: bash
+    # runner-guard:ignore RGS-012 -- unauthenticated GET from a public read-only model index; no secrets are sent.
     run: |
       set -euo pipefail
       OUT="/tmp/gh-aw/agent/model-inventory/models-dev"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-noob-tester.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-noob-tester.lock.yml
index a82d69ccbb1..3452bb416de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-noob-tester.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-noob-tester.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"995e74de76c75aab43f0b96803ad8b3073a06535a0eecec169c820c6a9e4fb4e","body_hash":"2f5141b0ebede7e38fb2ac88d14208d3a293eab87bf3674d06cc401776150a68","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.80","copilot-sdk":"1.0.11"}}
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 # This file was automatically generated by gh-aw. DO NOT EDIT. To debug this workflow, load the skill at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/main/debug.md
 #
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-noob-tester.md b/.github/workflows/docs-noob-tester.md
index 36ea7d59b7a..c690fcdccd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-noob-tester.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-noob-tester.md
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ pre-agent-steps:
       echo $PID > /tmp/gh-aw/agent/server.pid
       echo "Server PID: $PID"
   - name: Wait for server readiness
+    # runner-guard:ignore RGS-012 -- loopback-only port/readiness checks for the docs server started above; no external traffic or secrets are sent.
     run: |
       MAX_WAIT=135  # 45 attempts × 3s = 135s max wait
       WAITED=0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/visual-regression-checker.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/visual-regression-checker.lock.yml
index 332eb882221..b7f10416b2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/visual-regression-checker.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/visual-regression-checker.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"5c82bcfd5bd3364a53ddd5f17488099b7380309a56c8779f31990445b444bb60","body_hash":"c06ffaa0dd77f6147f6a4c27aacf37d8b48a63face007301645c1bfde07efc33","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.80"}}
+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"55d9fdef708400ffe1b5d7977d13d31a4d1da215f7a57af9cb308a18075cefc4","body_hash":"c06ffaa0dd77f6147f6a4c27aacf37d8b48a63face007301645c1bfde07efc33","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.80"}}
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 # This file was automatically generated by gh-aw. DO NOT EDIT. To debug this workflow, load the skill at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/main/debug.md
 #
diff --git a/.github/workflows/visual-regression-checker.md b/.github/workflows/visual-regression-checker.md
index ffa27d6e879..9b0535e58b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/visual-regression-checker.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/visual-regression-checker.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ steps:
       echo "Server PID: $PID"
 
   - name: Wait for server readiness
+    # runner-guard:ignore RGS-012 -- loopback-only port/readiness checks for the docs server started in this job; no external network or secrets are involved.
     run: |
       MAX_WAIT=90
       WAITED=0